Developed a restructuring strategy to effect proportionate employee terminations at the intermediate management level for a multinational financial services company. The restructuring would also give greater responsibility to senior managers. This created the dual objectives of (1) negotiating fair severance packages for intermediate-level management personnel in the face of strict labor laws and (2) imposing greater work requirements on senior-level managers without incurring claims of effective termination. We were successful in implementing the changes without any employee objection, and today our client’s employee culture is much improved.
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
LLM, University of Southampton
LLB, Chulalongkorn University
Pimvimol (June)
Vipamaneerut
June
Partner [1]
Tilleke & Gibbins
Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut leads teams handling noncontentious employment and transportation and logistics matters within Tilleke & Gibbins’ commercial group. Her major areas of practice include employment law, transportation law, and insurance regulation. She represents several major multinational clients ranging from shipping companies, insurance companies, automobile manufacturers, telecommunications companies, electronics manufacturers, petroleum companies, pharmaceutical companies, and a variety of international airlines.
June advises clients on various aspects of labor and employment laws, with a focus on labor protection, employment agreements, labor unions, transfers of employment, due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, work rules and regulations, social security, and workmen’s compensation.
June is involved in all legal aspects of transportation and insurance. Her work includes advising clients with respect to maritime disputes, carriage of goods by sea, charterparty, cargo recovery, arrest, and release of ships. She also advises on ship financing, sale and purchase of ships, ship registration, and ship mortgage. She is a legal correspondent for many P&I clubs. Many clients rely on June for advice on a full range of marine insurance and general insurance matters. June and her team of attorneys provide pragmatic, detail-oriented, and focused, advice.
For several years, June has been involved in drafting and revising numerous publications on Thai labor and employment law, including those for the World Bank, Lex Mundi, Multilaw, the American Bar Association, and the Centre for International Legal Studies, as well as business-focused articles that have run in such publications as Director Magazine and the Bangkok Post. She also writes legal content for Oxford Business Group and Oxford University Press publications.
A leader in business and law, June is a frequent contributor to various seminars and committees, including those organized by the United Nations, the World Bank, the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, the Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce, the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, and the Bangkok Shipowners and Agents Association. She is very active in the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and is a past Vice-Chair and Membership Committee Chair.
Thai, English
LLM, University of Southampton
LLB, Chulalongkorn University
+66 2653 5588
june.v@tilleke.com
Bangkok [8]
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Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut leads teams handling noncontentious employment and transportation and logistics matters within Tilleke & Gibbins’ commercial group. Her major areas of practice include employment law, transportation law, and insurance regulation. She represents several major multinational clients ranging from shipping companies, insurance companies, automobile manufacturers, telecommunications companies, electronics manufacturers, petroleum companies, pharmaceutical companies, and a variety of international airlines.
June advises clients on various aspects of labor and employment laws, with a focus on labor protection, employment agreements, labor unions, transfers of employment, due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, work rules and regulations, social security, and workmen’s compensation.
June is involved in all legal aspects of transportation and insurance. Her work includes advising clients with respect to maritime disputes, carriage of goods by sea, charterparty, cargo recovery, arrest, and release of ships. She also advises on ship financing, sale and purchase of ships, ship registration, and ship mortgage. She is a legal correspondent for many P&I clubs. Many clients rely on June for advice on a full range of marine insurance and general insurance matters. June and her team of attorneys provide pragmatic, detail-oriented, and focused, advice.
For several years, June has been involved in drafting and revising numerous publications on Thai labor and employment law, including those for the World Bank, Lex Mundi, Multilaw, the American Bar Association, and the Centre for International Legal Studies, as well as business-focused articles that have run in such publications as Director Magazine and the Bangkok Post. She also writes legal content for Oxford Business Group and Oxford University Press publications.
A leader in business and law, June is a frequent contributor to various seminars and committees, including those organized by the United Nations, the World Bank, the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, the Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce, the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, and the Bangkok Shipowners and Agents Association. She is very active in the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and is a past Vice-Chair and Membership Committee Chair.
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Assisted a client in its global restructuring, which required a reduction in the headcount of its Thai operations. The client sought our expertise in reducing the number of employees, while avoiding the potential for litigation relating to unfair termination. We crafted a multi-tiered solution involving voluntary resignation packages that employees would happily accept. As part of this solution, we advised the client on strategies for communicating with its employees regarding the restructuring. Ultimately, the client met its goal in headcount reduction and continues to operate in Thailand.
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Represented a multinational supplier and services provider to the petroleum industry in the establishment of their Thailand operations. Our client's goal was to take a regionally flexible approach that would ensure continued growth of the business in the region. We worked closely with our client to develop a strategy allowing for the minimization of tax exposure for the company, while ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws.
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Assisted a well-known provider of tools and hardware in resolving executive employment issues. This situation was very sensitive, but we managed to provide for an amicable departure without litigation.
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Advised a global telecommunications company on various labor and employment matters. Among them, we helped this client to rationalize a broad range of global employment policies. In addition, we consulted on the many issues inherent to multi-jurisdictional expatriate employment matters.
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Acted on behalf of a global supplier of high-pressure cylinders in the establishment of company operations in Thailand. Ramping up to establish a factory in Thailand, the company wished to engage a highly-qualified engineer to handle various tasks related to initial operations and establishing the factory. We developed a strategy to provide for a strong employment relationship, while providing for the flexibility and accountability necessary for the future.
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| March 2, 2012 |
Chambers Asia-Pacific Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as Tier 1 Shipping Firm in Thailand [20] Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012, an annual guide assessing lawyers and law firms, has ranked the Tilleke & Gibbins Shipping team as a Tier 1 practice in Thailand. The ranking, which was a result of... Read more [20] |
| February 27, 2012 |
Corporate and Commercial Practice in Thailand Awarded Tier 1 Ranking in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 [21] Chambers and Partners, a leading publisher of guides on lawyers and law firms, has ranked the Tilleke & Gibbins Corporate and Commercial practice in the top tier in Thailand in its Corporate/M... Read more [21] |
| May 12, 2011 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Hosts Labor Law Seminar on Termination and Litigation [22] Chusert Supasitthumrong, Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Sasirusm (Roll) B. Chunhakasikarn The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 by the World Economic Forum ranks restrictive labor regulations as one of the most problematic factors for doing business in Thailand. On May 12, 2011,... Read more [22] |
| April 28, 2011 |
Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut and David Duncan Present on Human Capital [23] Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, David Duncan On April 27, 2011, Tilleke & Gibbins partner Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut and associate David Duncan gave presentations on legal issues relevant to human capital as part of the Dataconsult... Read more [23] |
| February 25, 2011 |
Shipping Practice Ranked in Band 1 in Thailand [24] Chinachart Vatanasuchart, Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut On February 25, 2011, Chambers Asia-Pacific ranked the firm’s Shipping practice in Band 1 in Thailand. Chambers ranks law firms and individual lawyers in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best. ... Read more [24] |
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Movement of Natural Persons under AEC: Labor Market Issues [26] Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, David Duncan The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) was signed in 1995, and among its goals was “to liberalize trade in services by expanding the scope and depth of liberalization beyond those... Read more [26] |
| January 4, 2012 |
Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2012 [27] This guide provides a detailed overview of doing business in Thailand. Topics covered in the guide include investment, import and export regulations, exchange controls, tax, requirements for... Read more [27] |
| December 14, 2011 |
Thailand Legal Basics, a valuable primer for foreign investors, begins with an overview of Thailand’s legal system, including its history and the events and professionals that are shaping the legal... Read more [28] |
| December 14, 2011 |
Thailand Legal Basics: Insurance [29] Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Chinachart Vatanasuchart Thailand has had insurance companies for over half a century, and the industry is regarded as competent and well regulated. The insurance industry was supervised and regulated by the Ministry of... Read more [29] |
| October 21, 2011 |
In Times of Calamity, Laws Governing Labor Get Tricky [30] Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, David Duncan Given the present flooding issues in Thailand, many people have concerns about employment issues. Put simply, “If my factory is flooded, must I keep paying my employees?” As with most legal questions... Read more [30] |